1 Kings 9:4

1 Kings 9:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
• New International Version (NIV)“As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you, and keeping my statutes and my rules,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments,

Context of 1 Kings 9:4

2the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time just as he had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3The Lord said to him: I have heard your prayer and petition you have made before me. I have consecrated this temple you have built, to put my name there forever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times. As for you, if you walk before me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and in what is right, doing everything I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and ordinances, 5I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David: You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel. 6If you or your sons turn away from following me and do not keep my commands — my statutes that I have set before you — and if you go and serve other gods and bow in worship to them,

1 Kings 9:4 word by word

וְאַתָּ֞ה אִם־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנַ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָלַ֜ךְ דָּוִ֤ד אָבִ֙יךָ֙ בְּתָם־לֵבָ֣ב וּבְיֹ֔שֶׁר לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑יךָ חֻקַּ֥י וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if thou wilt walkיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• me, as Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• in integrityתֹּםtôm · integrityH8537
• of heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and in uprightnessיֹ֫שֶׁרyôsher · uprightnessH3476
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to all that I have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• wilt keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for 1 Kings 9:4

• 1 Kings 3:14If you walk in my ways and keep my statutes and commands just as your father David did, I will give you a long life.”
• 1 Kings 8:25Therefore, Lord God of Israel, keep what you promised to your servant, my father David: You will never fail to have a man to sit before me on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take care to walk before me as you have walked before me.
• 1 Kings 11:4When Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away to follow other gods. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord his God, as his father David had been.
• 1 Kings 14:8tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you. But you were not like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what is right in my sight.
• 1 Kings 15:5For David did what was right in the Lord’s sight, and he did not turn aside from anything he had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hethite.
• Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless.
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now if you faithfully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all his commands I am giving you today, the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth.
• 2 Chronicles 7:17As for you, if you walk before me as your father David walked, doing everything I have commanded you, and if you keep my statutes and ordinances,
• Job 23:11My feet have followed in his tracks; I have kept to his way and not turned aside.
• Psalms 15:2The one who lives blamelessly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart —
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
• Proverbs 20:7A righteous person acts with integrity; his children who come after him will be happy.
• Zechariah 3:7“This is what the Lord of Armies says: If you walk in my ways and keep my mandates, you will both rule my house and take care of my courts; I will also grant you access among these who are standing here.
• Luke 1:6Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Additionally then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received instruction from us on how you should live and please God — as you are doing — do this even more.
• Proverbs 10:9The one who lives with integrity lives securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4See 1 Kings 3:14. Solomon‘s subsequent fall lends to these repeated warnings a special interest.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-9The Lord responded to Solomon's prayer by explaining the covenant's conditions. Obedience would lead to prosperity and blessings, while disobedience could cause disaster, including the city's and temple's destruction and the people's exile (see Deuteronomy 28:36–37, 63–68). Although God's covenant was unchangeable, enjoying its blessings required faithfulness to its terms (Psalm 89:24–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91Ki 9:1-9. God's Covenant in a Second Vision with Solomon. 1. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house--This first verse is connected with 1Ki 9:11, all that is contained between 1Ki 9:2-10 being parenthetical.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 9:4

• Blessing
• Government
• Probation
• Solomon
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• David
• Chief
• Levy
• Solomon
• Integrity
• Kings, Books of
• Solomon's Servants
• descend, descendant

Commentaries on 1 Kings 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings